The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters pay thousands of dollars in broker fees. The post New York City Council approves bill shifting broker fees to landlords appeared first on Boston.

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday to have NYC landlords pay for broker fees, instead of tenants.

During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line. Council member Sandy Nurse, co-chair of the Council’s Progressive Caucus, told the crowd not to listen to “the bullshit that is being said about the progressive movement.”